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Sticky situation


Which hair sprays can hold a curl longer?


Which hair sprays work better?

It is hypothesized that Aussie hairspray would work better.



Graph of Hypothesis

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Variables

Independent Variable:

Hairspray

Dependent Variable:

The length from head to curl

Variables That Need To Be Controlled:
The amount of hairspray sprayed on the curl
The time monitored
The same shampoo and conditioner
The same hair

Vocabulary List That Needs Explanation

hairspray- A sticky, quick-drying liquid sprayed on the hair to keep it in place.

General Plan

The experiment is to test which brand of hairspray holds hair in place the longest. The experiment will take place at a subject’s house. The trials will consist of first shampooing and conditioning the subjects hair, creating a small pony tail and then curling it. At that time the hair will be sprayed with the first product of hairspray and a picture will be taken. Pictures will be taken every hour after hair is sprayed for a total of three hours. Each picture will be labeled with time and trial. The experiment will be repeated two more days using the same procedure to test all three types of spray.

Potential Problems And Solutions

-Not putting on enough hairspray for each trial
-Not getting the same curl each time
-Not using the same hair type



Safety Or Environmental Concerns

-Make sure you don't get hairspray in eyes, or breath it in for heath concerns.


Experimental Design


Resources and Budget Table

Materials:
  • Hairsprays: $3.00
  • Herbal Essences: $3.99
  • Suave: $3.49

Aussie: Aussome Volume Hair Spray(Maximum Hold)


  • Herbal Essences: Set Me Up (Max Hold)
  • Suave:(Max Hold) (8)
  • Shampoo and Conditioner before using the hairspray:
  • I Pod for taking pictures and timing
  • Shower
  • Towels
  • Hair dryer
  • Curling iron
  • Hair ties
  • comb
  • Mirror
  • A person to measure the curl with a cm. ruler

Data Table


Time Line


Background Research

Hairspray definition:
a liquid in an aerosol or other spray container, for holding the hairin place.


References

__http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/consumer/faq/hairspray-ingredients.shtml____http://www.walmart.com/____http://www.totalbeauty.com/content/gallery/best-hairsprays____http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4564400_curling-iron-work.html____http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4603710_hair-spray-work.html__-http://voices.yahoo.com/best-hairspray-holds-curls-6492648.html
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hairspray?s=t

Detailed Procedure


  1. Get into the shower
  2. Get your hair wet
  3. Squirt a quarter size dollop of shampoo in hand
  4. Rub your hands together
  5. Lather the shampoo in your hair for 3 minutes
  6. Wash all the shampoo out of hair
  7. Squirt a quarter size dollop of conditioner in hand
  8. Rub hands together
  9. Lather the conditioner in hair
  10. Wash all conditioner out of hair
  11. Get out of shower
  12. Dry hair with a towel for 1 minutes
  13. Take a ½ inch of your hair and put it in a pony tail
  14. Take a hair dryer and dry that 1 piece of hair for 8 minutes
  15. Take a curling iron and curl that piece of hair for 2 minutes
  16. Spray that piece of hair evenly with hair spray which will be about 8 squirts all around
  17. Take a picture of the curl
  18. Then wait an hour
  19. Take another picture of the curl
  20. Then Wait another hour and take a picture
  21. Then wait an hour and take a picture
  22. That should have been 4 pictures in 3 hours


Photo List


  • Picture of Aussie hairspray can
  • Picture of Suave hairspray can
  • Picture of Herbal Essences hairspray can
  • Picture of hair dryer
  • Picture of curling iron
  • Picture of Shampoo and conditioner
  • Picture of each curl before spraying of hairspray
  • Picture of curl after spraying the hairspray
  • Picture of curl with hairspray after 1 hour
  • Picture of curl with hairspray after 2 hours
  • Picture of curl after 3 hours

Results

All Raw Data


You have to click on the sheets to see different tabs.

Graphs


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Photos

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Herbal Essences Hairsspray
Picture_001.jpg
Conair Hair straightener



Data Analysis


Conclusion

Discussion


Benefit to Community and/or Science



Abstract